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1889. 


East  Orange,  N.  J. : 
GAZETTE  BOOK  AND  JOB  PRINT. 

1889. 


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THE  SANITARY  CODE. 


THE  SANITARY  CODE,  ADOPTED  BY  THE 

BOARD  OF  HEALTH  OF  THE  TOWNSHIP  OF 
EAST  ORANGE,  N.  J. 

(Called  the  Sanitary  Code  in  Conformity  with  Section 
16  of  Chapter  lxviii,  of  the  Laws  of  the  State  of  New 
Jersey  of  1887.) 


Be  it  enacted  by  the  Board  of  Health  of  the  Township  of  East  Orange , 
as  follows : 

DEFINITION  OF  TERMS. 

Section  i.  That  the  terms  “Board,”  “this  Board,”  “said 
Board,”  and  “Board  of  Health,”  shall  be  held  to  mean  the 
Board  of  Health  of  the  Township  of  East  Orange. 

Section  2.  That  the  word  “regulations”  shall  be  held  to 
include  “special  regulations,”  (which  latter  will  be  from  time  to 
time  issued,  and  will  contain  more  detailed  provisions  than  can  be 
■-herein  conveniently  set  forth  ;)  that  the  word  “permit”  shall  be 
- construed  to  mean  the  permission  in  writing  of  this  Board,  issued 
' according  to  its  rules  and  regulations  and  Sanitary  Code ; that 
. the  word  “ light”  or  “lighted”  shall  be  held  to  refer  to  natural, 
external  light ; and  that  all  words  and  phrases  herein  defined 
shall  also  include  their  usual  and  natural  meanings,  as  well  as 
those  herein  especially  given. 


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Section  3.  That  the  phrase  “contagious  disease”  shall  be 
held  to  include  any  disease  of  an  infectious,  contagious  or  pestil- 
ential nature  with  which  any  person  may  be  sick,  affected  or  at- 
tacked (more  especially,  however,  referring  to  cholera,  yellow 
fever,  small-pox,  diphtheria,  ship  or  typhus,  typhoid  and  scarlet 
fevers)  and  also  including  any  new  disease  of  an  infectious,  con- 
tagious or  pestilential  nature,  and  also  any  other  disease  publicly 
declared  by  this  Board  dangerous  to  the  public  health. 

Section  4.  That  the  word  “street,”  when  used  in  the  Sani- 
tary Code,  shall  be  held  to  include  avenues,  sidewalks,  gutters, 
places  and  public  alleys;  and  the  word  “public  place”  shall  be 
held  to  include  parks,  piers,  docks  and  wharves,  and  water  and 
open  spaces  thereto  adjacent,  and  also  public  yards,  grounds 
and  areas,  and  all  open  spaces  between  buildings  and  streets;  the 
word  “rubbish”  shall  be  held  to  include  all  the  loose  and  decayed 
material  and  dirt-like  substance  that  attends  use  and  decay,  or 
which  accumulates  from  building,  storing  or  cleaning;  the  word 
“garbage”  shall  be  held  to  include  every  accumulation  of  animal 
or  vegetable  matter,  or  both,  liquid  or  otherwise,  that  attends  the 
preparation,  decay  and  dealing  in,  or  storage  of  meats,  fish,  fowls, 
birds,  fruits  or  vegetables;  and  the  word  “dirt”  shall  be  held  to 
mean  natural  soil,  earth  and  stone. 

Section  5.  That  a “tenement  house”  shall  be  taken  to  mean 
and  include  every  house,  building,  or  portion  thereof,  which 
is  rented,  leased,  let  or  hired  out  to  be  occupied,  or  is  occupied  as 
the  house,  home  or  residence  of  more  than  two  families  living  in- 
dependently of  one  another,  and  doing  their  cooking  upon  the 
premises,  or  by  more  than  two  families  upon  a floor,  so  living  and 
cooking,  but  having  a common  right  in  the  halls,  stairways, 
yards,  water  closets  or  privies  or  some  of  them.  A “cellar”  shall 
be  taken  to  mean  and  include  every  basement  or  lower  story  of 
any  building  or  house  of  which  one  'half  or  more  of  the  height 
from  the  floor  to  the  ceiling  is  below  the  level  of  the  street  ad. 
joining. 

Section  6.  That  the  word  “meat,”  whenever  hereafter  used, 
includes  every  part  of  any  land  animal  and  eggs  (whether  mixed 
or  not  with  any  other  substance;)  and  the  word  “fish”  includes 
every  part  of  any  animal  that  lives  in  water,  or  the  flesh  of  which 
is  not  meat;  and  the  word  “vegetables”  includes  every  article  of 
human  consumption  as  food,  which  (not  being  meat,  or  fish,  or 
milk)  is  held,  or  offered,  or  intended  for  sale  or  consumption;  and 


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all  fish  and  meat  and  vegetables  found  in  any  place  shall  be 
deemed  to  be  therein,  and  held  for  such  sale  or  consumption  as 
such  food,  unless  the  contrary  be  distinctly  proved. 

Section  7.  That  the  word  “cattle”  shall  be  held  to  include 
all  animals  except  birds,  fowl  and  fish,  of  which  any  part  of  the 
body  is  used  as  food;  the  word  “butcher”  shall  be  held  to  include 
whoever  is  engaged  in  the  business  of  keeping,  driving  or  slaugh- 
tering any  cattle  or  in  selling  any  meat;  the  words  “private  mar- 
ket” shall  include  every  store,  cellar,  stand  and  place  (not  being 
part  of  a public  market)  at  which  the  business  is  the  buying,  sell- 
ing, or  keeping  for  sale,  of  meat,  milk,  fish  or  vegetables  for 
human  food. 

ENFORCEMENT  OF  ORDINANCES. 

Section  8.  That  any  member  of  the  Board  of  Health,  the 
officers  or  agents  thereof,  may  make  the  inspections  and  examina- 
tions required  by  any  law  of  this  State,  or  by  any  code,  ordinance, 
regulation  or  order  of  this  Board,  upon  exhibiting  his  badge,  ac- 
companied by  a certificate  of  authority  under  the  seal  of  the 
Board;  and  all  persons  are  hereby  forbidden  to  interfere  with  or 
obstruct  such  inspection,  examination  (or  execution,)  under  a 
penalty  of  twenty-five  dollars  for  each  and  every  offence. 

SANITARY  CONDITION  OF  BUILDINGS  AND  DRAINAGE. 

Section  9.  That  no  premises  shall  be  rented,  let,  leased  or 
occupied  as  a tenement  house,  unless  said  premises  shall  have  a 
plentiful  supply  of  pure  water,  suitable  for  domestic  purposes, 
furnished  at  one  or  more  places  in  such  house,  or  in  the  yard 
thereof,  so  that  the  same  may  be  adequate  and  reasonably  con- 
venient for  the  use  of  the  occupants  of  said  house. 

Any  owner,  agent,  lessee  or  occupant  of  any  building  or  build- 
ings who  shall  violate  or  fail  to  comply  with  any  of  the  provisions 
of  Section  9,  of  this  Code,  shall,  on  conviction  thereof,  forfeit  and 
pay  a penalty  of  twenty-five  dollars  for  each  and  every  offence. 

FOOD  AND  DRINK. 

Section  10.  That  no  person  shall  manufacture,  have,  offer 
for  sale,  or  sell  any  article  of  food  or  drink  which  is  adulterated 
within  the  meaning  of  an  act  of  the  Legislature  of  the  State  of 
New  Jersey  entitled  “An  act  to  prevent  the  adulteration  of  food 
and  drugs,”  approved  March  25,  1881,  and  the  supplement  thereto 
approved  March  23,  1883,  or  of  any  act  or  acts  of  said  legislature 
hereafter  passed  amendatory,  supplementary  or  additional  thereto. 


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Section  ii.  No  milk  nor  butter,  nor  any  other  food  nor  drink 
which  has  been  exposed  to  the  emanation  or  infection  of  any  com- 
municable disease,  shall  be  brought  into  the  township  of  East 
Orange,  or  held  or  offered  for  sale  in  said  township. 

Section  12.  That  every  person  being  the  owner,  lessee  or  oc- 
cupant of  any  room,  stall  or  place  where  any  meat,  fish,  birds, 
fowl,  fruit,  nuts  or  vegetables,  designed  or  held  for  human  food, 
shall  be  stored  or  kept,  or  shall  be  held  or  offered  for  sale,  shall 
put  and  keep  such  room,  stall  or  place,  and  its  appurtenances,  in 
a cleanly  and  wholesome  condition;  and  every  person  having 
charge,  or  interested  or  engaged,  whether  as  principal  or  agent, 
in  the  care  of,  or  in  respect  to,  the  custody  or  sale  of  any  meat, 
fish,  birds,  fowl,  fruit,  nuts  or  vegetables,  designed  for  human 
food,  shall  put  and  preserve  the  same  in  a cleanly  and  wholesome 
condition,  and  shall  not  allow  the  same  or  any  part  thereof,  to  be 
poisoned,  infected  or  rendered  unsafe  or  unwholesome  for  human 
food. 

Section  13.  That  no  cased,  blown,  plaited,  raised,  stuffed, 
putrid,  impure  or  unhealthy  or  unwholesome  meat,  fish,  birds  or 
fowls,  shall  be  held,  bought,  sold,  or  offered  for  sale  for  human 
food,  or  held,  or  kept  in  any  market,  public  or  private,  or  in  any 
public  place  in  said  township.  Nor  shall  the  carcass,  meat  or 
flesh  of  any  cattle,  sheep  or  swine  killed  while  in  a diseased,  over- 
heated, feverish  or  exhausted  condition,  nor  any  calf  which  shall 
be  less  than  four  weeks  old,  nor  any  pig  that  shall  be  less  than  five 
weeks  old,  nor  any  lamb  that  shall  be  less  than  eight  weeks  old  be 
brought  into  or  be  kept,  sold  or  offered  for  sale  for  human  food  in 
the  township  of  East  Orange. 

Section  14.  That  no  decayed  or  unwholesome  fruits,  nuts  or 
vegetables  shall  be  brought  into  said  township,  nor  held,  bought 
or  sold,  nor  offered  for  sale  for  human  food,  nor  held  nor  kept 
in  any  market,  public  or  private,  nor  in  any  public  place  in  said 
township. 

Section  15.  That  upon  any  cattle,  meat,  fish,  birds,  fowl, 
fruit,  nuts  or  vegetables  being  found  by  any  inspector  or  other 
officer  of  the  Board  of  Health/  in  a condition  which  renders  the 
same  unsafe  or  unwholesome  for  human  food,  it  shall  be  the  duty 
of  said  inspector  or  officer  to  affix  to  said  article  or  articles  a label 
on  which  shall  be  written  or  printed  the  words  “Condemned  by 
direction  of  the  Board  of  Health  of  East  Orange,  N.  J.;”  and 
when  anything  included  within  the  provisions  of  this  section 


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shall  be  found  in  numbers,  quantity  or  bulk,  it  shall  only  be 
necessary  for  said  inspector  or  officer  to  affix  one  such  label  to  a 
conspicuous  part  of  the  box,  tin,  basket,  compartment  or  other 
place  or  thing  containing  the  same,  and  he  shall  forthwith  report 
every  such  condemnation  at  the  office  of  the  Board.  And  no  per- 
son or  persons  shall  destroy,  deface,  conceal,  interfere  with  nor 
remove  any  label  affixed  by  any  inspector  or  officer  of  this  Board, 
as  aforesaid.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  owner  or  person  in 
charge  of  any  matter  or  substances  that  have  been  condemned,  to 
immediately  remove  the  same  from  any  market,  street  or  place, 
and  convey  the  same  to  such  place  as  may  be  designated  by  the 
inspector  or  officer,  and  such  articles  shall  not  be  sold  or  offered 
for  sale,  nor  in  any  way  disposed  of,  and  in  case  the.  owner  or 
person  in  charge  shall  fail  or  neglect,  or  refuse  to  remove  said 
articles  within  three  hours  after  having  been  notified  to  do  so,  the 
same  may  be  removed  by  the  inspector  or  other  officer  of  this 
Board,  the  owner  or  person  in  charge  paying  all  expenses  there- 
for. 

Section  16.  That  whenever  this  Board  shall  have  satisfactory 
evidence  that  any  well,  the  water  of  which  is  used  for  domestic 
purposes,  has  become  polluted  and  rendered  unsafe  for  potable 
use,  notice  to  discontinue  the  use  of  said  polluted  water  shall  be 
sent  to  the  owner,  agent,  lessee,  or  party  in  charge  of  said  well 
and  at  the  discretion  of  this  Board,  the  owner,  agent,  lessee 
or  party  in  charge  of  said  well,  may  be  ordered,  in  writing,  to 
close  or  fill  up  said  well.  If  the  said  order  is  not  complied  with 
within  the  time  therein  specified,  this  section  shall  be  deemed 
violated  and  this  Board  may  proceed  to  cause  the  said  well  to  be 
closed  or  filled  up,  the  owner,  agent,  lessee,  or  person  in  charge 
paying  all  expenses  therefor. 

Any  person  or  persons  or  corporation,  who  shall  fail  to  comply 
with,  or  violate  any  of  the  provisions  of  Sections  io,  n,  12,  13, 
14,  15  or  16  of  this  Code,  shall,  on  conviction  thereof,  forfeit  and 
pay  a penalty  of  twenty-five  dollars  for  each  and  every  offense. 

NUISANCES. 

Section  17.  That  nuisances  are  hereby  defined  and  declared, 
and  shall  include  and  embrace,  [1]  The  placing  or  depositing,  or 
allowing  to  remain  in  or  upon  any  street  or  public  place,  or  in  or 
upon  any  open  lot  or  public  or  private  property,  any  dead  animal 
or  any  part  of  the  same,  or  any  offal  or  garbage,  or  any  carrion  or 
putrid  meat,  or  manure  or  compost,  (stable  manure  used  as  a fer- 


tilizer,  or  kept  in  manure  piles  built  as  hereinafter  directed,  ex- 
cepted) or  any  foul  or  offensive  or  obnoxious  substances  whatso- 
ever. [2]  The  throwing  upon,  or  allowing  to  flow  from,  any 
premises  upon  any  street  or  public  place,  open  lot  or  public  or 
private  property,  or  the  allowing  to  collect  upon  the  surface  of 
any  premises,  any  waste  water,  dirty  water,  slops,  stable  drain- 
age, liquid  filth,  overflow  from  cesspool  or  privy  vault,  or  any 
offensive  liquid  matter  whatsoever.  [3]  Also  any  full,  foul,  or 
leaky  privy  vault  or  cesspool,  or  other  receptacle  for  filth;  also 
any  privy  vault,  cesspool  or  catch-basin  which  is  beneath  any 
dwelling  or  other  building,  or  is  attached  to  the  foundation  wall 
of  any  dwelling  or  other  building.  [4]  Allowing  or  permitting 
any  night  soil,  garbage,  or  any  offensive  or  decomposing  solid  or 
fluid  matter  or  substance  to  leak  or  ooze,  or  escape  from  any  cart 
or  wagon,  or  vessel  in  which  the  same  may  be  conveyed  or  carried. 
[5]  Also  the  carrying  or  conveying  through  any  street,  any  sub- 
stance which  has  been  removed  from  any  privy  vault  or  cesspool, 
unless  the  same  shall  be  enclosed  in  air-tight  receptacles. 

Any  and  every  nuisance  as  above  defined,  is  hereby  prohibited 
and  forbidden  in  this  township,  and  any  person  or  persons,  or 
corporation  making,  causing,  maintaining  or  permitting  any  of 
said  nuisances,  shall  on  conviction  thereof  forfeit  and  pay  a 
penalty  of  twenty-five  dollars. 

Section  18.  That  whatever  is  dangerous  to  human  life  or  to 
health,  whatever  building,  erection,  or  part  or  cellar  thereof  is 
not  provided  with  adequate  means  of  ingress  or  egress,  or  is 
not  sufficiently  supported,  ventilated,  drained,  cleaned  or  lighted, 
and  whatever  renders  food  or  water  unwholesome,  is  hereby  de- 
clared to  be  a nuisance. 

And  any  person  or  persons,  or  corporation  who  shall  aid  in 
erecting  or  contribute  to,  or  who  shall  erect,  or  contribute  to,  or 
who  shall  continue  to  retain  or  maintain  any  of  them,  shall  on 
conviction  thereof  forfeit  and  pay  a penalty  of  twenty-five  dollars. 

Section  19.  That  any  imperfect  trap,  sink  or  water  closet, 
within  any  house,  or  any  other  drainage  appliance  or  fixture 
within  any  house,  from  which  there  shall  arise  any  foul  or  ob- 
noxious gas  or  odor,  is  hereby  declared  a nuisance;  and  any  per- 
son maintaining  any  such  nuisance,  or  any  person  who  shall 
refuse  or  neglect  to  repair  or  make  perfect  any  defect  in  any 
drainage  appliance,  or  any  part  of  the  soil  pipe  or  waste  pipe, 


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Or  any  fixture,  sink  basili,  water  closet  or  traps  attached  to  said 
waste  pipe  or  soil  pipe,  shall  on  conviction  thereof  forfeit  and  pay 
a penalty  of  twenty-five  dollars. 

Section  20.  That  all  sunken  lots  or  marsh  lands,  or  lots  be- 
low grade,  where  stagnant  water  gathers  or  is  collected,  are  here- 
by declared  nuisances,  and  any  owner  or  owners  or  agent  of  any 
such  lot  or  lots  or  lands  shall  on  notice  from  this  Board  fill  the 
same  or  cause  them  to  be  filled  with  fresh  earth,  ashes  or  cinders; 
any  owrner  or  owners  or  agent  failing  to  comply  with  such  notice 
shall  on  conviction  thereof  forfeit  and  pay  a penalty  of  twenty - 
five  dollars. 

Section  21.  That  no  animal  nor  vegetable  substance  nor  gar- 
bage nor  street  sweepings,  muck,  nor  silt,  nor  dirt  gathered  in 
cleaning  yards,  buildings,  sewers,  docks  or  slips  nor  waste  of 
mills  or  factories,  nor  any  materials  which  are  offensive,  or  tend 
to  decay,  to  become  putrid  or  to  render  the  atmosphere  impure  or 
unwholesome,  shall  be  deposited  upon  or  used  to  fill  up,  or  raise 
the  surface  or  level  of  any  lot,  grounds,  street  or  alley  in  this 
township,  or  any  ground  filled  for  the  purpose  of  building  there- 
on, unless  pursuant  to  a special  permit  from  this  Board;  any  per- 
son or  persons  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  section 
shall  on  conviction  thereof  forfeit  and  pay  a penalty  of  twenty- 
five  dollars. 

Section  22.  That  no  act,  place  or  thing  shall  be  deemed  a 
nuisance  within  the  provisions  of  this  Code,  which  shall  be 
authorized  by  a permit  from  the  Board  of  Health,  said  permit  to  be 
issued  in  the  discretion,  and  to  be  revocable  at  the  pleasure  of  the 
Board,  but  immediately  upon  such  revocation  the  provisions  of 
this  Code  shall  apply  as  though  said  permit  had  never  been 
granted. 


RUBBISH  AND  FILTH. 

Section  23.  That  all  owners,  lessees,  tenants  or  occupants  of 
any  and  all  lots  and  lands  in  this  township  shall  keep  the  side- 
walks and  streets  in  front  of  such  lots  and  lands  free  from  filth, 
slops,  dirty  water,  rubbish  or  any  other  thing  dangerous  to  health, 
life  or  limb. 

Section  24.  That  the  proprietor,  agent,  lessee,  tenant  or 
occupant  of  any  tenement  house,  restaurant,  saloon  or  any  other 
premises  where  any  refuse  matter,  offal,  or  shells  from  oysters  or 
other  shell  fish  shall  accumulate,  shall  daily  cause  all  such  shells, 


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offal  or  refuse  matter  to  be  removed  to  some  proper  place,  and 
shall  keep  such  premises  at  all  times  free  from  offensive  smells 
and  accumulations. 

Section  25. — That  the  owner,  agent,  lessee,  tenant  or  oc- 
cupant of  every  dwelling,  market,  restaurant,  or  other  premises 
where  refuse  matter  shall  accumulate  in  the  township  of  East 
Orange,  shall  provide  and  keep  on  the  premises  suitable  barrels 
or  receptacles  for  receiving  and  holding  garbage. 

Section  26. — That  no  rags,  bones,  scraps  or  refuse  matter  shall 
be  brought  into  or  be  stored  or  kept  within  the  limits  of  the  town- 
ship of  East  Orange,  except  on  permit  of  this  Board,  said  Board 
to  reserve  the  right  of  revocation  at  any  and  all  times. 

Section  27. — That  no  cart  or  other  vehicle  for  carrying  any 
offal,  swill,  garbage,  ashes,  or  rubbish,  or  the  contents  of  any 
privy  vault,  cesspool  or  other  receptacle  for  filth  or  having 
upon  it  or  in  anything  on  such  cart  or  vehicle,  any  manure 
or  other  nauseous  or  offensive  substance,  shall,  without  neces- 
sity therefor,  stand  or  remain,  nor  shall  a needless  number 
gather  before  or  near  any  building,  place  of  business,  or  other 
premises  where  any  person  may  be;  nor  shall  the  person  using 
said  cart  or  vehicle  occupy  an  unreasonable  length  of  time  in 
loading  or  unloading,  or  in  passing  along  any  street  or  through 
any  inhabited  place  or  ground;  nor  shall  any  such  cart  or  vehicle, 
or  the  driver  thereof,  or  anything  thereto  appertaining,  be  (or  by 
any  person  having  a right  to  control  the  same  be  allowed  to  be) 
in  a condition  needlessly  filthy  or  offensive;  and  when  not  in  use 
all  such  carts  and  vehicles,  and  all  implements  used  in  connection 
therewith,  shall  be  stored  and  kept  in  some  place  where  no 
needless  offense  shall  be  given  to  any  inhabitant  of  said  township. 

Section  28. — That  all  carts  and  vehicles  in  the  last  section 
mentioned,  and  boxes,  tubs  and  receptacles  thereon,  in  which  any 
substance  in  said  section  referred  to,  may  be  or  be  carried,  shall 
be  strong  and  tight,  and  the  sides  shall  be  so  high  above  the  load, 
or  contents  that  no  part  of  such  contents  or  load  shall  fall,  leak 
or  spill  therefrom;  and  that  each  of  such  carts,  tubs,  or  boxes,  and 
receptacles  shall  be  adequately  and  tightly  covered,  as  the  orders 
or  regulations  of  this  Board  may  provide  or  direct. 

Any  person  or  persons  or  corporation  who  shall  fail  to  comply 
with  or  violate  any  of  the  provisions  of  Sections  23,  24,  25,  26,  27 


or  28  of  this  Code,  shall  on  conviction  thereof  forfeit  and  pay  a 
penalty  of  ten  dollars  for  the  first  offense  and  for  each  subsequent 
offense  the  sum  of  twenty-five  dollars. 

Section  29.  That  any  owner,  agent,  tenant,  lessee  or  occu- 
pant of  any  lot,  ground,  building,  house  or  stable  in  this  town- 
ship on  notice  from  this  Board  shall  forthwith  remove  from  said 
lot,  ground,  building,  house  or  stable,  any  rubbish,  garbage,  offal 
or  any  offensive  matter  or  thing  ; and  any  person  on  notice  from 
this  Board  shall  abate  any  nuisance  existing  on  any  premises  of 
which  he  may  be  the  lessee,  owner,  agent,  tenant  or  occupant. 

And  any  person  offending  against  or  violating  the  provisions 
of  this  Section,  or  any  of  them,  shall  on  conviction  thereof  for- 
feit and  pay  a penalty  of  ten  dollars  for  the  first  offense  and  for 
each  subsequent  offense  the  sum  of  twenty-five  dollars. 

If  any  person  shall  refuse  or  neglect  to  remove  any  foul  or  ob- 
noxious or  hurtful  matter  or  thing;  or  if  any  person  shall  refuse 
or  neglect  to  abate  any  nuisance,  then  this  Board  may  proceed 
under  the  provisions  of  “An  Act  to  revise,  consolidate  and  amend 
certain  acts  concerning  Boards  of  Health  in  this  State,”  approved 
March  31,  1887,  and  the  supplements  thereto  to  remove  said  nui- 
sance, source  of  foulness,  or  cause  of  sickness  and  to  recover  by 
action  of  debt,  against  such  person,  the  expense  incurred  by  said 
Board  by  such  removal. 

SLAUGHTER  HOUSES. 

Section  30.— That  in  every  slaughter  house  hereafter  con- 
structed or  maintained  within  the  township  of  East  Orange,  the 
floors  shall  be  paved  with  asphalt  or  some  other  impervious  mate- 
rial, properly  sloped  to  a well  trapped  and  permanently  graded 
inlet  having  a direct  communication  with  a sewer  ; the  walls 
thereof  shall  be  covered  to  a height  of  seven  feet  with  some 
smooth  impervious  material,  the  yards,  appartments  and  pens 
conected  therewith  shall  be  paved  with  brick  or  stone  laid  in 
cement  or  concrete  or  some  other  impervious  material,  and  prop- 
erly sloped  to  a well  trapped  and  permanently  graded  inlet 
having  a direct  communication  with  a sewer.  Every ‘'Slaughter 
house  shall  be  supplied  with  an  adequate  water  supply,  and  such 
an  arrangement  of  hose  or  pipes  as  will  enable  the  walls,  floors 
and  yards  to  be  effectually  washed;  and  every  slaughter  house 
and  the  appartments  and  pens  connected  therewith  shall  be  prop- 
erly ventilated  according  to  the  direction  and  to  the  satisfaction 
of  the  Board  of  Health. 


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Any  parson  or  persons  or  corporation  failing  to  comply  with 
the  directions  of  or  offending  against  or  violating  any  of  the  pro- 
visions of  this  section,  shall  on  conviction  thereof  forfeit  and  pay 
a penalty  of  twenty-five  dollars  for  each  and  every  offense. 

Section  31.  That  the  owners,  agents,  lessees  and  occupants 
of  all  slaughter  houses,  located  within  the  township  are  required 
to  provide  movable  receptacles,  with  tightly  fitting  covers,  for  the 
purpose  of  receiving  and  conveying  away  blood,  filth,  offal  and 
other  offensive  matters,  and  these  matters  must  be  deposited  in 
the  receptacles  immediately  after  slaughtering,  and  removed,  with 
all  fat,  hides,  skins,  tripe  and  bDnes,  daily,  between  the  hours  of 
6 P.  M.  and  8 A.  M.  No  blood  nor  offal  shall  be  permitted  to 
flow  into  the  sewer. 

Any  person  or  persons,  or  corporation  offending  against,  or 
violating  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall,  on  convic- 
tion thereof,  forfeit  and  pay  a penalty  of  twenty-five  dollars. 

Section  32.  That  the  owners,  agents,  tenants,  lessees  or  occu- 
pants of  all  slaughter  houses,  shall,  when  the  same  are  in  use, 
thoroughly  and  effectually  wash  the  walls,  floors  and  yards  there- 
of at  least  once  in  every  twenty-four  hours;  and  during  the  months 
of  May,  June,  July,  August  and  September,  shall  distribute  twice 
in  each  week  a sufficient  quantity  of  chloride  of  lime  or  some 
other  suitable  disinfectant  about  their  premises,  and  shall  also  re- 
move the  contents  of  any  manure  pit  on  the  premises,  once  in 
each  week  during  the  said  months;  if  the  above  requirements  are 
not  complied  with,  the  health  officer  is  hereby  directed  to  carry  out 
the  provisions  of  this  section  as  to  disinfecting  and  the  removal  of 
the  contents  of  said  manure  pits  at  the  expense  of  the  said  owner, 
agent,  tenant,  lessee  or  occupant. 

Any  person  or  persons,  or  corporation  failing  to  comply  with, 
or  offending  against  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall,  on 
conviction  thereof,  forfeit  and  pay  a penalty  of  twenty-five  dollars. 

Section  33.  That  no  blood  pit,  dung  pit  or  privy  well  shall  re- 
main or  be  constructed  within  any  slaughter  house. 

Any  person  or  persons,  or  corporation  offending  against  or  vio- 
lating any  of  the  provisions  of  this  section,  shall,  on  conviction 
thereof,  forfeit  and  pay  a penalty  of  twenty-five  dollars.  If  it 
shall  at  any  time  appear  to  the  Board  of  Health  that  exception 
to  any  of  the  provisions  of  Sections  30,  31,  32  or  33,  of  this  Code 
should  be  made,  a permit  in  writing  to  that  effect  may  be  granted, 
subject  to  revocation  at  the  pleasure  of  the  Board. 


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KEEPING  AND  SLAUGHTERING  OF  ANIMALS. 

Section  34.  That  no  animal  affected  with  an  infectious  or 
contagious  disease  shall  be  brought  into  the  township  of  East 
Orange,  nor  shall  any  animal  so  affected  be  kept  within  said  town- 
ship except  by  written  permission  of  the  Board  of  Health.  Any 
perso  nor  persons,  or  corporation  offending  against  any  of  the  pro- 
visions of  this  section  shall,  on  conviction  thereof,  forfeit  and  pay 
a penalty  of  twenty-five  dollars. 

Section  35.  That  no  person  shall  keep,  or  allow  to  be  kept,  in 
any  dwelling  house,  or  any  part  thereof,  any  horse,  cattle,  swine, 
goats  or  fowls.  And  any  person  or  persons  offending  against  any 
of  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall,  on  conviction  thereof  forfeit 
and  pay  a penalty  of  twenty  dollars. 

Section  36.  That  the  slaughtering,  killing  or  dressing  of  cattle, 
swine  or  sheep  shall  not  be  allowed  within  the  limits  of  the  town- 
ship of  East  Orange  except  in  regularly  authorized  slaughter 
houses,  without  a permit  for  that  purpose  from  this  Board;  and 
no  slaughter  house  or  other  place  where  cattle,  sheep  or  swine 
are  slaughtered,  killed  or  dressed  shall  be  allowed  within  this 
township  unless  a permit  for  that  purpose  shall  be  granted  by 
this  Board;  and  any  person  or  persons,  or  corporation  offending 
against  or  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall  on 
conviction  thereof,  forfeit  and  pay  a penalty  of  twenty-five  dollars' 

Section  37.  That  no  cattle,  sheep  or  swine  shall  be  killed  for 
human  food  while  in  a diseased,  overheated,  feverish  or  exhaust- 
ed condition,  and  no  calf  that  shall  be  less  than  four  weeks  old, 
and  no  pig  that  shall  be  less  than  five  weeks  old,  and  no  lamb 
that  shall  be  less  than  eight  weeks  old  shall  be  killed  for  human 
food  or  shall  be  kept  or  offered  for  sale,  or  sold,  to  be  killed  for 
human  food  within  such  ages  respectively;  and  any  person  or 
persons,  or  corporation  offending  against  or  violating  any  of  the 
provisions  of  this  section  shall  forfeit  and  pay  the  penalty  of 
twenty-five  dollars  for  each  and  every  offense. 

Section  38.  That  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  any  inspector  or  any 
other  officer  of  the  Board  of  Health,  when  any  cattle,  sheep  or 
swine  shall  be  found  in  a diseased,  overheated,  feverish  or  ex- 
hausted condition,  or  if  any  calves,  pigs  or  lambs  shall  be  found 
between  the  ages  respectively  named  in  the  preceding  section  of 
this  Code,  to  immediately  attach  to  any  such  diseased,  over- 
heated, feverish,  exhausted  or  underaged  animal,  or  to  pen  or 
stall  in  which  any  such  animal  or  animals  shall  be  confined,  a 


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label  or  tag  on  which  shall  be  written  or  printed  the  words, 
“ Quarantined  by  the  Board  of  Health,  East  Orange,  N.  J.,”  and 
such  inspector  or  other  officer  shall  immediately  report  such  quar- 
antine at  the  office  of  the  Board,  that  proper  action  may  be  taken 
relative  thereto. 

And  any  person  other  than  an  inspector  or  other  officer  of  this 
Board,  who  shall  destroy,  deface,  conceal,  interfere  with  or  re- 
move, any  label  or  tag  so  attached  to  any  pen,  stall  or  animal 
shall,  on  conviction  thereof,  forfeit  and  pay  a penalty  of  twenty- 
five  dollars;  and  any  person  or  persons,  or  corporation,  removing 
any  animals  so  as  aforesaid  quarantined,  without  the  permission 
of  the  Board  shall  on  conviction  thereof,  forfeit  and  pay  a penalty 
of  twenty-five  dollars,  and  any  person  or  persons  interfering  with, 
hindering  or  preventing  any  inspector  or  other  officer  of  this 
Board,  in  performing  the  duties  imposed  by  this  section  shall  on 
conviction  thereof  forfeit  and  pay  the  penalty  of  twenty-five  dol- 
lars. 

Section  39.  That  no  person  or  persons,  or  corporation  shall 
kill,  scald,  pick  or  dress  any  chicken,  turkey,  duck,  goose  or  other 
feathered  animal,  within  the  limits  of  any  market,  public  or  pri- 
vate, within  the  township  of  East  Orange.  Any  person  or  per- 
sons, or  corporation  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  section 
shall  on  conviction  thereof,  forfeit  and  pay  a penalty  of  ten  dol- 
lars for  each  and  every  offence. 

STABLES. 

Section  40.  That  every  owner,  agent,  lessee,  tenant  or  occupant 
of  any  stall,  stable,  or  apartment  in  which  any  horse  or  any  other 
cattle  shall  be  kept,  or  any  place  in  which  any  manure  or  any 
solid  or  liquid  discharge  or  excrement  may  collect  or  accumulate, 
shall  at  all  times  keep  or  cause  to  be  kept,  such  stalls,  stables  or 
apartments,  and  the  drainage  yard  and  the  appurtenances  thereof, 
in  a cleanly,  healthful  and  wholesome  condition,  and  no  offensive 
smell  shall  be  allowed  to  escape  therefrom.  In  all  cases  where 
this  Board  shall  by  written  notice  so  require,  all  manure  or  excreta 
shall  be  removed  from  all  stables  and  premises  where  it  may  accu- 
mulate, as  often  as  once  in  each  week.  Any  person  or  persons 
or  corporation  offending  against  or  violating  any  of  the  provisions 
of  this  section  shall  on  conviction  thereof  forfeit  and  pay  a penalty 
of  twenty  dollars. 

Section  41.  That  every  stable  or  apartment  in  which  any  horse 
or  other  cattle  shall  be  kept,  shall  be  provided  with  an  under- 


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ground  and  properly  covered  manure  vault  of  sufficient  capacity 
to  care  for  all  manure  that  may  accumulate  in  such  stable  or 
apartments  ; said  vaults  shall  not  be  nearer  than  ten  feet  to  the 
line  of  any'  adjoining  lot,  street,  alley  or  public  place  without  a 
permit  from  this  Board.  Any  person  or  persons,  or  corporation 
offending  against  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall  on 
conviction  thereof  forfeit  and  pay  a penalty  of  ten  dollars  for  the 
first  offense  and  for  each  subsequent  offense  the  sum  of  twenty- 
five  dollars. 

Section  42.  That  whenever  this  Board  shall  by  written  notice 
so  require,  every  stable  or  building  in  which  any  horses  or  cattle 
are  kept  or  stabled,  shall  be  so  constructed  and  drained  that  no 
fluid  excrement  or  refuse  liquids,  or  washings  from  vehicles  shall 
flow  upon  or  into  the  ground.  It  may  be  by  written  notice  re- 
quired that  all  of  the  surface  of  the  ground  beneath  such  stables 
and  buildings,  and  of  the  yard  adjoining,  shall  be  covered  with  a 
concrete  or  other  watertight  covering;  the  material  and  manner 
of  construction  of  said  covering  to  be  subject  to  the  approval  of 
said  Board.  Any  person  or  persons  or  corporation  offending 
against  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  .section  shall  on  conviction 
thereof  forfeit  and  pay  a penalty  of  twenty  dollars. 

Section  43.  That  whenever  on  any  premises  within  this  town- 
ship anything  in  violation  of  any  of  the  preceding  sections  of  this 
Code  exists,  or  is  maintained,  or  whenever  the  conditions  of  any 
premises  is  such  as  to  call  for  the  interference  of  this  Board  notice 
shall  be  served  on  the  owner,  agent,  lessee,  tenant  or  occupant  or 
other  proper  person  by  order  of  the  Health  Officer,  which  notices 
shall  enable  the  person  served  therewith  to  know  wherein  any 
section  of  this  Code  is  violated  or  what  is  to  be  remedied,  and 
shall  give  not  less  than  one  day  nor  more  than  ten  days  for  com- 
pliance with  the  provisions  of  said  section  or  with  the  require- 
ments of  the  Board.  Such  notice  may  be  served  on  the  owner, 
agent,  lessee,  tenant,  occupant  or  other  proper  person,  personally, 
or  when  there  is  an  occupied  dwelling  on  the  premises,  by  leaving 
with  an  adult  occupant  of  such  dwelling. 

And  no  suit  shall  be  brought  for  a penalty  fixed  by  any  of  the 
foregoing  sections  of  this  code  until  such  a notice  shall  have  been 
disregarded  by  non-compliance. 

MARRIAGES,  BIRTHS  AND  DEATHS. 

Section  44.  That  every  person  having  authority  to  solemnize 
marriages  shall  transmit  to  the  Assessor  of  this  township  a certi- 


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ficate  of  every  marriage  solemnized  before  him  within  thirty  days 
next  thereafter,  and  said  certificate  shall  be  made  out  on  blank 
forms  furnished  by  him  for  that  purpose,  and  shall  include  all  facts 
required  by  said  forms.  Any  person  or  persons  failing  to  comply 
with,  or  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  section,  shall,  on 
conviction  thereof,  forfeit  and  pay  a penalty  of  twenty  dollars. 

Section  45.  That  the  physician  or  midwife  present  at  the, birth 
of  every  child  born  in  this  township,  and  in  case  there  is  no  physi- 
cian or  midwife  present,  the  parent  or  witness  present  at  said  birth 
shall  report  in  writing  to  the  Assessor  of  this  township  all  particu- 
lars concerning  said  birth  called  for  on  the  blank  forms  furnished 
by  him  for  that  purpose,  and  said  report  shall  be  made  within 
thirty  days  next  after  the  date  of  said  birth.  Any  person  or  per- 
sons failing  to  comply  with,  violating  or  offending  against  any  of 
the  provisions  of  this  section  shall,  on'  conviction  thereof,  forfeit 
and  pay  a penalty  of  twenty  dollars. 

Section  46.  That  when  any  person  shall  die  within  this  town- 
ship, the  physician  who  may  have  attended  during  the  last  illness 
shall  furnish  the  undertaker  or  any  member  of  the  family  a certi- 
ficate of  death,  which  certificate  shall  be  made  out  on,  and  shall 
comprise  all  the  facts  stated  in,  the  blank  forms  furnished  for  that 
purpose  by  the  Township  Assessor.  Any  person  or  persons  fail- 
ing to  comply  with,  violating  or  offending  against  any  of  the  pro- 
visions of  this  section  shall,  on  conviction  thereof,  forfeit  and  pay 
a penalty  of  twenty-five  dollars. 

Section  47.  That  all  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  hereto- 
fore passed  by  this  Board  inconsistent  with  the  provisions  of  this 
Code  be  and  the  same  are  hereby  repealed. 


PLUMBING  AND  DRAINAGE  OF  BUILDINGS. 


AN  ORDINANCE  REGULATING  THE  PLUMBING  AND 
DRAINAGE  OF  BUILDINGS,  ADOPTED  BY  THE 
BOARD  OF  HEALTH  OF  THE  TOWN' 

SHIP  OF  EAST  ORANGE. 


Be  it  ordained  by  the  Board  of  Health  of  the  Township  of  East 

Orange , as  follows: 

Section  i.  That  hereafter  the  office  of  the  Board  of  Health 
shall  be  at  the  tax  office  of  the  Township  of  East  Orange. 

Section  2.  Every  person  before  doing  any  plumbing  work  in 
the  Township  of  East  Orange  shall  appear  in  person  at  the  office 
of  the  Board  of  Health  of  the  Township  of  East  Orange  and 
register  his  name,  residence  and  place  of  business  on  the  blank 
forms  furnished  for  that  purpose,  and  in  case  of  removal  shall 
make  a change  in  said  register  accordingly. 

Section  3.  Before  any  portion  of  the  plumbing  and  drainage 
system  of  any  building  shall  be  constructed,  there  shall  be  filed  in 
the  office  of  the  Board  of  Health  a plan  or  drawing  and  written 
description  thereof,  signed  by  the  owner,  showing  the  said  plumb- 
ing and  drainage  system  entire,  from  its  connection  with  the 
sewer,  cesspool  or  vault  throughout  the  entire  building,  together 
with  the  location  of  all  fixtures,  traps,  ventilating  pipes,  etc.  Said 
plan  must  be  approved  in  writing  by  the  Board  of  Health  and  the 
name  of  the  plumber  attached  thereto  before  any  portion  of  the 
work  shall  be  executed.  After  the  plan  has  been  approved  no 
alteration  shall  be  made  except  upon  the  written  application  of 
the  owner,  which  shall  clearly  specify  the  proposed  alterations, 
and  must  be  approved  by  the  Board  of  Health  before  the  altera* 


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tions  shall  be  made.  Before  any  changes  are  made  in  the  direction 
of  the  pipes  or  location  of  fixtures  they  must  first  be  approved, 
and  said  changes  made  on  the  original  plan  on  file.  This  regula- 
tion also  applies  to  any  extensions  or  alterations  of  existing  sys- 
tems, with  the  addition  that  in  such  cases  a plan  of  the  old  system, 
as  well  as  a plan  of  the  proposed  changes,  must  be  filed  in  the 
office  of  the  Board  of  Health.  Drawings  and  descriptions  of  the 
plumbing  and  drainage  of  buildings  erected  prior  to  the  passage 
of  this  regulation  may  be  placed  on  file  in  the  office  o£  the  Board. 

Section  4.  When  the  plan  of  any  plumbing  and  drainage 
system  is  filed  in  the  office  of  the  Board  of  Health  a fee  of  two 
dollars  will  be  charged  to  defray  the  expenses  of  inspecting  the 
plans,  of  filing  the  same,  and  superintending  the  testing  of  the 
work,  as  provided  in  section  37.  The  same  to  be  paid  by  the 
party  filing  such  plans.  Said  fee  shall  be  paid  to  the  Receiver  of 
Taxes  to  the  account  of  Board  of  Health. 

Section  5.  The  Health  Officer  shall  be  notified  promptly  by 
the  plumber  when  the  plumbing  and  drainage  work  of  any  build- 
ing, or  any  portion  thereof,  is  completed  and  ready  for  inspection 
and  testing.  All  inspections  and  testings  shall  be  made  as  soon 
as  possible  after  such  notification.  Any  such  system  put  in  and 
covered  without  due  notice  to  the  Health  Officer  must  be  uncov- 
ered for  examination  at  the  direction  of  said  officer. 

Section  6.  No  building  or  premises  shall  be  connected  with 
any  cesspool  or  vault  without  a permit  first  obtained  from  the 
Board  of  Health ; and  it  is  further  required  that  permits  shall  be 
kept  on  hand  for  inspection  during  the  progress  of  the  work  to 
which  they  relate,  and  that  they  shall  be  exhibited,  whenever 
required  by  the  proper  officers  of  the  board.  The  conditions  of 
this  permit  must  be  strictly  complied  with.  Before  laying  the 
drain  from  the  building  to  the  sewer,  cesspool  or  vault,  and  after 
the  trench  is  graded,  the  bottom  of  the  trench  must  be  carefully 
rammed  to  avoid  unequal  settling  of  the  drain.  After  the  pipe  is 
laid,  as  the  trench  is  filled,  the  earth  must  be  tightly  rammed  as 
near  as  possible  to  its  original  compactness.  Tunneling  is  pro- 
hibited  unless  special  permission  be  granted. 

Section  7.  When  the  ground  is  made  or  filled-in,  the  drain, 
extending  from  the  sewer,  cesspool  or  vault  to  the  foundation 
wall,  must  be  of  extra  heavy  cast-iron  pipe,  of  such  diameter  as 
may  be  approved.  Such  pipes  should  be  laid  with  the  joints 
properly  caulked  with  lead. 


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Section  8.  Where  the  soil  consists  of  a natural  bed  of  loam, 
sand  or  rock,  the  drain  may  be  of  hard,  salt-glazed  and  cylindri- 
cal, earthenware  pipe,  not  less  than  three-quarters  of  an  inch  in 
thickness,  free  from  any  fire  cracks,  flaws,  blisters  or  other  defects, 
laid  on  a smooth  bottom,  free  from  all  projections  of  rock.  Each 
section  must  be  wetted  before  applying  the  cement,  and  the  space 
between  each  hub  and  the  small  end  of  the  next  section  must  be 
completely  and  uniformly  filled  with  the  best  hydraulic  cement. 
Care  must  be  taken  to  prevent  any  cement  being  forced  into  the 
drain  to  become  an  obstruction.  No  tempered-up  cement  shall 
be  used.  A straight-edge  must  be  used  inside  the  pipe,  and  the 
different  sections  must  be  laid  in  perfect  line  on  the  bottom  and 
sides. 

Section  9.  Where  a building  is  to  be  connected  with  a sewer  ,< 
cesspool  or  vault,  it  must  be  connected  by  a drain  not  less  than 
four  inches  in  diameter,  having  a fall  of  not  less  than  one-quarter 
or  an  inch  to  the  foot  unless  special  permission  be  obtained  frorii 
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Section  10.  Where  there  is  no  sewer  in  the  street  on  which 

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be  laid  outside  of  the  curb,  under  the  roadway  of  the  street,  apd^  , 
not  through  yards  or  under  houses,  without  a special  permit  from  . 
the  Board  of  Health.  1 

Section  ii.  Pipe  sewers  must  not  be  cut.  House  drain  com  n ; 
nections  with  pipe  sewers  must  be  made  with  Y branches.  Where 
connection  is  made  with  brick  sewers,  a terra-cotta  junction  block 
must  be  used. 

Section  12.  The  house  drain  within  buildings  shall  be  se- 
curely hung  on  the  cellar  wall  or  properly  suspended  from  the 
cellar  ceiling,  unless  this  is  impracticable,  in  which  case  it  must 
be  laid  under  the  cellar  bottom.  The  house  drain  and  all  soil 
and  waste  pipes  shall  have  a fall  of  at  least  one-quarter  of  an  inch 
to  the  foot,  and  more,  if  possible.  Said  drains  shall  be  provided 
with  openings  for  cleansing  purposes,  the  same  to  be  closed  with 
screw  plugs. 

Section  13.  AJ1  cast  or  wrought  iron  pipes  and  fittings  must 
be  sound,  cylindrical  and  smooth,  free  from  cracks,  sandholes  and 
other  defects,  and  when  laid  under  ground  shall  have  a uniform 
thickness  of  one-eighth  of  an  inch  and  shall  not  be  coated  before 


they  have  been  tested  to  the  satisfaction  of  this  board.  Where 
the  building  is  over  sixty  feet  high  above  the  curb,  pipes  of  the 
following  weights  shall  be  used,  with  extra  heavy  fittings: 

2- inch,  5^4  pounds  per  lineal  foot. 

3- inch,  9)4  pounds  per  lineal  foot. 

4- inch,  13  pounds  per  lineal  foot. 

5- inch,  17  pounds  per  lineal  foot. 

6- inch,  20  pounds  per  lineal  foot. 

Section  14.  All  drain,  soil,  waste,  vent  and  supply  pipes 
shall  be  as  direct  and  concentrated  as  possible,  protected  from 
frost,  and,  where  practicable,  readily  accessible  for  inspection  and 
convenience  in  repairing. 

Section  15.  Every  vertical  soil  and  main  waste  pipe  must  be 
of  cast  or  wrought  iron,  and  must  extend  at  least  two  feet  above 
the  highest  part  of  the  roof  or  coping,  except  in  the  case  of  flat 
roof  tenement  houses,  in  which  case  it  shall  extend  at  least  five 
feet  above  the  roof,  and  said  pipe  shall  have  a diameter  above  the 
roof  at  least  one  inch  greater  than  that  of  the  pipe  proper;  but  in 
no  case  shall  it  be  less  than  four  inches  in  diameter  above  the 
roof.  No  cap,  cowls  or  bends  shall  be  affixed  to  the  top  of  such 
ventilation  pipe,  but  in  tenement  houses  a stiong  wire  basket 
shall  be  provided  and  securely  fastened  thereto.  Each  length 
shall  be  securely  fastened,  and  in  the  case  of  each  line  of  soil  pipe 
it  shall  rest  at  its  foot  on  a pier  or  foundation  to  prevent  settling. 
All  joints  in  cast  iron  drain,  soil  or  waste  pipes  must  be  made 
with  picked  oakum  and  molten  lead,  and  said  joints  must  be 
made  impermeable  to  gases  by  bedding  the  lead  with  hammer 
and  caulking  iron.  For  each  joint  in  cast  iron  pipe  twelve  ounces 
of  lead  must  be  used  to  each  inch  of  diameter  of  the  pipe  in  which 
the  joint  is  made,  and  in  that  proportion  for  fractional  parts  of  an 
inch.  The  lead  used  for  caulking  must  be  pure,  soft  piglead.  No 
putty  or  cement  joints  shall  be  made. 

Section  16.  Horizontal  soil  and  waste  pipes  are  prohibited. 

Section  17.  There  shall  be  no  traps  placed  on  vertical  soil 
pipes. 

Section  18.  All  changes  in  direction  in  cast  or  wrought  iron 
pipes  shall  be  made  with  curved  pipes,  and  all  connections 
with  Y branches  and  one-sixteenth  or  oue-eightli  bends,  if 
possible. 

Section  19.  Soil,  waste  and  vent  pipes  in  an  extension  must 
be  extended  above  the  roof  of  the  main  building,  when  otherwise 


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they  wouid  open  within  twenty  feet  of  the  windows  of  the  main 
house,  or  the  adjoining  house. 

Section  20.  A vertical  waste. pipe  receiving  the  discharge 
from  a line  of  five  or  more  sinks  must  be  at  least  three  inches  in 
diameter,  and  shall  have  two-inch  branches. 

Section  21.  Where  lead  pipe  is  used  to  connect  fixtures  with 
vertical  soil  or  waste  pipes,  or  to  connect  traps  with  vertical  vent- 
pipes,  it  must  not  be  lighter  than  D pipe. 

Section  22.  All  connections  of  lead  with  iron  pipes  must  be 
made  with  a brass  sleeve  or  ferrule  of  the  same  size  as  the  lead 
pipe,  put  in  the  hub  of  the  branch  of  the  iron  pipe  and  caulked 
with  lead.  The  lead  pipe  must  be  attached  to  the  ferrule  by  a 
wiped  joint.  All  connections  of  lead  waste  and  vent-pipes  shall 
be  made  by  means  of  wiped  joints.  No  putty  or  cement  joints 
shall  be  made. 

Section  23.  Every  water-closet,  urinal,  sink,  basin,  wasli- 
tray,  bath,  and  every  tub  or  set  of  tubs  and  hydrant  waste-pipe 
must  be  separately  and  effectively  trapped,  sinks  and  sets  of  wash 
tubs  must  be  separately  trapped.  Urinal  platforms,  if  connected 
with  drain  pipes,  must  also  be  properly  trapped,  and  a supply  of 
water  so  arranged  as  to  always  maintain  the  seal  of  said  traps.  In 
no  case  shall  the  waste  from  a bath  tub  or  other  fixture  be  con- 
nected with  a water  closet  trap. 

Section  24.  Traps  must  be  placed  as  near  the  fixtures  as 
practicable,  and  in  no  case  shall  a trap  be  more  than  two  feet 
from  the  fixture.  All  water  closet  traps  and  main  soil  pipes  and 
traps  shall  be  vented  to  the  roof.  No  vent  pipe  shall  be  allowed 
to  open  into  a chimney  flue.  Approved  mechanical  traps  may  be 
substituted  where  it  is  necessary  or  advisable,  but  only  on  special 
permit  from  the  Board  of  Health. 

Section  25.  The  vent-pipe  for  each  water  closet  trap  shall  be 
at  least  two  inches  in  diameter,  and  for  traps  under  other  fixtures 
not  less  than  one  and  one-half  inches.  In  all  cases  vertical  vent 
pipes  must  be  of  cast  or  wrought  iron. 

Section  26.  Vent-pipes  must  extend  two  feet  above  the  high- 
est part  of  the  roof  or  coping,  the  extension  to  be  not  less  than 
four  inches  in  diameter,  to  avoid  obstruction  from  frost,  except  in 
cases  where  the  use  of  smaller  pipes  is  permitted  by  the  Board  of 
Health.  These  vent  pipes  must  always  have  a continuous  slope, 
to  avoid  collecting  water  by  condensation. 


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Section  27.  No  trap  vent  pipe  shall  be  used  as  a waste  or  soil 
pipe. 

Section  28.  Overflow  pipes  from  fixtures  must  in  each  ease 
be  connected  011  the  inlet  side  of  the  trap  of  the  same  fixture. 

Section  29.  Waste  pipes  from  safes  under  fixtures  must  be 
discharged  upon  a floor.  In  no  case  shall  they  be  connected  with 
the  soil  pipe,  house  drains  or  sewers.  The  waste  pipe  from  re- 
frigerators shall  in  no  case  be  directly  connected  with  any  soil  or 
waste  pipe  or  with  any  drain  or  sewer. 

Section  30.  The  sediment  pipe  from  kitchen  boiler,  if  con- 
nected with  the  waste  pipe,  must  be  connected  on  the  inlet  side  of 
the  sink  trap. 

Section  31.  Water  closets  must  never  be  placed  in  an  unven- 
tilated  room  or  compartment.  In  every  case  the  compartments 
must  be  open  to  the  outer  air,  or  be  ventilated  by  means  of  a shaft 
or  air-duct. 

Section  32.  Pan-closets  and  all  plunger-closets  are  prohibited 
in  all  houses  hereafter  erected. 

Section  33.  Overflow  pipes  from  water  closet  cisterns  must 
discharge  into  an  open  sink,  or  where  its  discharge  will  attract 
attention  and  indicate  that  waste  of  water  is  occuring;  but  not, 
directly  into  a soil  or  waste  pipe,  nor  into  a drain  or  sewer. 

Section  34.  Water  closets  when  placed  in  the  yard,  must  be 
so  arranged  as  to  be  conveniently  and  adequately  flushed,  and 
their  water  supply  pipes  and  traps  must  be  protected  from  freez- 
ing.  The  compartment  of  such  water  closets  must  be  ventilated 
by  means  of  slatted  openings  in  the  doors  and  roof. 

Section  35.  All  waste  or  overflow  pipes  shall  be  of  lead,  cast 
or  wrought  iron. 

Section  36.  No  steam-exhaust,  blow-off  or  drip-pipe  from  a 
steam-boiler  shall  connect  with  the  sewer.  Such  pipes  must  dis- 
charge into  a tank  or  condenser  from  which  a suitable  outlet 
may  be  provided. 

Section  37.  Every  new  plumbing  system,  including  those 
altered  or  extended,  must  be  tested  by  the  plumber  in  the  pres- 
ence of  a proper  officer  of  the  Board  of  Health,  by  the  water  test 
after  traps,  and  before  basins  are  connected  and  by  the  peppermint 
test,  01  any  other  test  which  may  be  perscribed  by  this  Board,  if 
demanded  by  the  inspector.  All  defective  joints  must  be  made 


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tight  and  other  openings  made  impervious  to  gases.  Defective 
pipe  must  be  removed  and  replaced  by  sound  pipe. 

Section  38.  Cellar  and  foundation  walls  must  be  rendered  im- 
pervious to  dampness  by  the  use  of  asphaltum  or  coal-tar  pitch  in 
addition  to  hydraulic  cement  in  all  houses  hereafter  erected. 

Section  39.  No  cesspool,  privy  or  privy  vault  shall  be  con- 
nected with  a public  sewer. 

Section  40.  No  rain  water  leader  or  pipe  for  the  drainage  of 
any  cellar,  or  for  the  conveyance  of  storm  water  or  surface  water 
shall  be  connected  directly  or  indirectly  with  the  sewer. 

Section  41-  The  employment  of  an  unused  well  as  a cesspool 
is  hereby  prohibited. 

Section  42.  That  hereafter  whenever  this  Board  shall  order 
the  discontinuance  of  any  cesspool,  said  cesspool  shall  be  emptied 
of  cesspool  matter  and  be  properly  cleansed  and  disinfected. 

Section  43.  That  hereafter  whenever  this  Board  shall  so 
direct,  the  vault  of  a privy  shall  be  made  water-tight  and  so  con- 
structed that  in  cleaning,  the  contents  may  be  readily  accessible. 

Section  44.  Any  person  or  persons  or  corporation  offending 
against  or  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of  Sections  2,  3,  4,  5,  6, 
7,  8,  9,  10,  11,  12,  13,  14,  15,  16,  17,  18,  19,  20,  21,  22,  23,  24,  25, 
26,  27,  28,  29,  30,  31,  32,  33,  34,  35,  36,  37,  38,  39,  40,  41,  42  or 
43  of  this  ordinance,  shall,  on  conviction  thereof,  pay  a penalty 
of  twenty-five  dollars  for  the  first  offense,  and  for  the  second  and 
each  subsequent  offense  the  sum  of  fifty  dollars. 


Sanitary  Code,  Adopted  October  15,  1888. 
Plumbing  Code,  Adopted  July,  15,  1889. 


Memorandum  : — It  is  recommended  that  all  connections  with 
the  soil  pipe  shall  be  from  above  downward,  in  order  that  the 
peppermint  test,  when  attempted,  may  be  effective. 


EAST  ORANGE  BOARD  OF  HEALTH 


G.  E.  P.  HOWARD,  Chairman, 


T.  R.  CHAMBERS,  M.  D.,  Secretary, 

J.  FRANK  SMITH,  THOMAS  E.  VERMILYE,  Jr. 

DAVID  WILSON,  FRANCIS  A.  NOTT, 

RICHARD  COYNE,  NOAH  M.  CULBERSON, 

ABRAHAM  H.  RYAN,  HENRY  E.  JEPSON, 

EDWARD  M.  COWDREY. 


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An  ordinance  establishing  and  providing  for  the  enforcement  of  regu- 
lations AND  CONDITIONS  AS  TO  THE  MANAGEMENT  AND  USE  OF  THE  SEWERS 
AND  WORKS  OF  THE  SEWERAGE  SYSTEM,  AND  AS  TO  CONNECTIONS  THEREWITH. 
Be  it  ordained  by  the  Township  Committee  of  the  Townsnip  of  East  Orange : 

Section  1.  Before  any  building  shall  be  connected  with  a public  sewer,  the  owner  thereof  must 
obtain  a written  permit  authorizing  such  connection  to  be  made.  Blank  forms  of  application  for 
permits  will  be  furnished  by  tbe  Receiver  of  Taxes. 

Section  2.  Every  application  shall  be  signed  by  the  owner  of  the  building,  or  by  his  or  her 
authorized  agent ; shall  state  the  name  and  address  of  the  owner  and  applicant,  describe  the  build- 
ing sufficiently  to  identify  the  same,  and  specify,  as  nearly  as  possiole,  by  ground  plan  or  otherwise- 
t he  exact  point  or  points  in  the  wall  of  the  building  where  it  is  desired  that  connection  with  the 
building  shall  be  made.  If  the  owner  wishes  to  construct,  at  his  or  her  own  expense,  under  the 
supervision  and  subject  to  the  inspection  and  approval  of  the  Township  Committee  or  their-autlior- 
ized  agent  or  agents,  as  prescribed  in  section  seven,  so  much  of  the  house  sewer  as  lies  between  the 
street  line  and  the  building,  the  application  must  so  state.  Applications  must  be  filed  with  the 
Receiver  of  Taxes. 

Section  3.  The  Committee  on  Sewerage  and  Drainage  shall  be  agents  of  the  Township  Committee 
as  to  matters  falling  under  the  operation  of  this  ordinance,  and  shall  appoint  and  employ  necessary 
inspectors,  agents  and  workmen,  and  exercise  the  powers  hereinafter  mentioned,  in  the  name  and 
subject  to  the  approval  and  ratification  of  the  Township  Committee. 

Section  4.  The  Committee  on  Sewerage  and  Drainage  shall  consider  the  applications  filed  with 
the  Receiver  of  Taxes  as  nearly  as  possible  in  the  order  in  which  they  are  received  ; may  return, 
suspend  action  on,  or  l eject  any  application,  for  correction  in  form  or  substance,  or  for  any  other 
reason  satisfactory  to  them,  and  shall  grant  permits  in  proper  cases.  The  agents  and  employees  of 
the  Township  Committee  shall  have  the  right  to  enter  the  building  and  premises  mentioned  in  any 
application,  whenever  necessary  to  examine  the  same,  or  to  do  any  work  thereon. 

Section  5.  Every  permit  shall  be  signed  by  the  Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Sewerage  and 
Drainage  in  the  name  of  the  Township  Committee,  and  shall  be  issued  by  the  Receiver  of  Taxes, 
upon  the  receipt  by  him  of  the  payment  of  twenty-five  dollars,  mentioned  in  section  six.  It  shall  be 
the  duty  of  the  Committee  on  Sewerage  and  Drainage  to  keep  a record  of  the  permits  so  issued.  The 
Committee  on  Sewerage  and  Drainage  may,  for  satisfactory  cause,  revoke  a permit  on  leturn  of  said 
payment  of  twenty-five  dollars,  or  of  an  equitable  part  thereof.  Every  application  and  permit  shall 
be  subject  to  the  regulations  and  conditions  created  and  imposed  by  this  ordinance,  and  no  appli- 
cant or  person  to  whom  a permit  shall  be  granted,  or  his  or  her  successors  in  interest  shall  have  the 
right  to  claim  or  demand  any  damages  against  the  Township  of  East  Orange,  its  agents  and  ser- 
vants, in  consequence  of  the  refusal  or  revocation  of  a permit,  or  of  delay  in  acting  on  an  applica- 
tion or  of  making  any  connection,  or  because  of  the  cutting  off  of  a connection,  under  the  provi- 
sions of  this  ordinance.  A permit  may,  at  the  discretion  of  the  Committee  on  Sewerage  and 
Drainage,  embrace  special  provisions  and  conditions  as  to  the  use  of  flush  tanks,  size  of  pipe, 
method  of  construction,  mode  of  use  and  similar  details. 

Section  G.  So  much  of  the  house  sewer  as  lies  between  the  public  sewer  and  the  street  line  shall, 
in  all  cases,  be  constructed  by  the  Committee  on  Sewerage  and  Drainage.  For  this  service  each 
applicant  for  a permit  shall  pay  to  the  Receiver  of  Taxes  before  the  permit  shall  be  issued  the  sum 
of  twenty-five  dollars. 

Section  7.  So  much  of  the  house  sewer  as  lies  between  the  street  line  and  the  wall  of  the  build- 
ing, may  be  constructed,  at  the  option  of  the  owner,  either  by  the  Committee  on  Sewerage  and 
Drainage,  for  which  service  the  owner  shall  pay  to  the  Receiver  of  Taxes  the  sum  of  fifty  cents  per 
foot,  or  by  the  owner,  under  the  supervision  and  subject  to  the  inspection  and  approval  of  said 
Committee,  for  which  service  the  owner  shall  pay  to  tbe  Receiver  of  Taxes  the  sum  of  two  dollars. 
If  the  owner  elect  to  do  the  work  himself,  he  shall  declare  that  option  in  his  application,  as  pre- 
scribed by  section  two. 

Section  8.  The  Township  Committee  may  maintain  an  action,  in  the  corporate  name  of  the 
Township  of  East  Orange,  against  the  owner,  to  recover  any  payment  that  shall  become  due  from 
him  or  her,  under  the  provisions  of  section  seven. 

Section  9.  The  payments  mentioned  in  section  seven  shall  be  made  to  the  Receiver  of  Taxes  on 
the  completion  of  the  work.  Upon  default  of  payment  for  ten  days  after  demand  therefor,  the 
Committee  on  Sewerage  and  Drainage  may  cutoff  the  connection  between  the  building  and  the 
sewer.  The  Committee  shall  restore  the  connection  on  payment  of  all  arrears  and  the  sum  of  five 
dollars. 

Section  10.  No  permit  shall  be  granted  to  connect  with  a public  sewer  any  building  not 
provided  either  with  a ventilating  pipe,  extending  without  trap  or  other  obstruction,  from  the 
house  sewer  to  a point  at  least  two  feet  above  the  roof  of  the  building,  or  with  a trap  on  the  house 
sewer,  in  which  latter  case  a ventilating  pipe  must  be  constructed  from  the  sewer  side  of  the  trap 
to  a point  two  feet  above  the  roof,  and  a fresh  air  inlet  must  be  introduced  on  the  house  side  of  the 
trap. 

Section  11.  No  permit  shall  be  granted  to  connect  any  cesspool,  privy  or  privy  vault  with  a 
public  sewer. 

Section  12.  No  rain  water  leader  or  pipe  for  the  drainage  of  any  cellar,  or  for  the  conveyance  of 
storm  water  or  surface  water  shall  be  connected  directly  or  indirectly  with  a sewer. 

Section  13.  If  it  shall  appear  that  a building  not  provided  with  ventilating  apparatus  as  men- 
tioned in  section  nine,  is  connected  with  a public  sewer,  or  that  any  privy,  privy  vault  or  cesspool  is 
connected  with  a public  sewer,  or  that  any  building  or  premises  have  been  connected  with  a public 
sewer,  without  a permit  or  in  violation  of  this  ordinance,  or  in  a manner  different  from  that  author- 
ized by  a permit,  or  contrary  to  the  direction  of  the  Committee  on  Sewerage  and  Drainage,  their 
inspectors  and  agents,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  said  Committee  to  cause  the  connection  to  be  cut  off. 
Upon  compliance  by  the  owner  with  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  and  payment  of  the  sum  of 
five  dollars,  the  Committee  on  Sewerage  and  Drainage  shall  restore  such  connection. 

Section  14.  Any  person  who  shall  make  a connection  .with  a public  sewer  contrary  to  the  pro- 
visions of  this  ordinance,  or  shall  violate  any  of  its  provisions,  or  interfere  with  any  agent  or 
employe  of  the  Township  Committee  while  acting  in  the  course  of  his  duty,  shall  forfeit  and  pay  a 
penalty  of  twenty-five  dollars  for  each  offence,  to  be  recovered  with  cost  of  suit  in  an  action  of  debt, 
brought  in  the  corporate  name  of  the  Townstiip  of  East  Orange  for  the  use  of  said  township. 

Section  15.  All  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  inconsistent  with  the  provisions  of  this 
ordinance  are  hereby  repealed, 


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